Colts at Texans: Week 11 preview, odds and injuries

Week 11 · Thu, Nov 19 · Reliant Stadium8:15 PM ET

at8:15 PMET · Prime Video

At a glanceUpdated Nov 10, 2026, 5:30 PM ET

The Indianapolis Colts (2-7) visit the Houston Texans (3-5) on Thu, Nov 19, 8:15 PM ET at Reliant Stadium in Houston, TX (Week 11, 2026 season), on Prime Video.

When and where is Colts vs Texans?

Thu, Nov 19, 8:15 PM ET at Reliant Stadium in Houston, TX. TV: Prime Video.

Who is injured for Colts vs Texans?

Colts: Jalen Travis (OT, doubtful, knee), A.J. Haulcy (S, questionable, ankle), Akeem Davis-Gaither (LB, questionable, knee), Jaylon Carlies (LB, questionable, neck), Justin Walley (CB, questionable, knee) and Mo Alie-Cox (TE, questionable, groin). Texans: David Montgomery (RB, questionable, groin) and Reed Blankenship (S, questionable, concussion).

Cite this page

Pigskin Nightly, “Colts at Texans: Week 11 preview”, https://pigskinnightly.com/games/2026-11-19-ind-at-hou (updated 2026-11-10).

How we calculate Plain-text version Report an error

Regular season through week 10 · rank out of 32

Where this game will be decided

1Texans ball security vs Colts takeaway defense
The Texans' ball security ranks 1st in turnovers per game (0.5 giveaways a game, 8 games) against a Colts takeaway defense ranked 31st (0.7 takeaways a game, 9 games).
1stHOU offense30 spots apart31stIND defenseSmall sample, read with care Why sample size matters
2Texans big-play offense vs Colts defense against big plays
The Texans' big-play offense ranks 7th in explosive-play rate (10.2%, 489 plays) against a Colts defense against big plays ranked 29th (11.1% allowed, 523 plays faced).
7thHOU offense22 spots apart29thIND defense
3Texans pass rush vs Colts pass protection
The Texans' pass rush ranks 2nd in sack rate (9.2% of dropbacks, 314 dropbacks faced) and faces a Colts pass protection ranked 22nd (7.3% sacked, 341 dropbacks).
22ndIND offense20 spots apart2ndHOU defense

When the Colts have the ballEdge HOU · +14 ranks

IND dropback offenseEPA per dropbackHOU pass defense

31st-0.22341 dropbacks

HOU +14

+0.05 allowed314 dropbacks faced17th

IND run gameEPA per rushHOU run defense

5th+0.01232 rushes

IND +12

-0.08 allowed198 rushes faced17th

Dropbacks include sacks and scrambles; rushes are designed runs. What EPA measures.

When the Texans have the ballEdge HOU · +16 ranks

HOU dropback offenseEPA per dropbackIND pass defense

7th+0.18309 dropbacks

HOU +16

+0.11 allowed297 dropbacks faced23rd

HOU run gameEPA per rushIND run defense

25th-0.14180 rushes

+0.03 allowed226 rushes faced32nd

Third downEdge IND · +10 ranks

IND third-down offensethird-down conversion rateHOU third-down defense

20th38.0%121 third downs

40.0% allowed105 third downs faced15th

HOU third-down offensethird-down conversion rateIND third-down defense

14th40.2%102 third downs

IND +10

32.7% allowed107 third downs faced4th

Conversions are third-down snaps that gained a first down or scored.

Red zoneNo big edge

IND red-zone offensered-zone touchdown rateHOU red-zone defense

16th58%24 trips

61% allowed23 trips faced19th

HOU red-zone offensered-zone touchdown rateIND red-zone defense

17th58%31 trips

63% allowed24 trips faced20th

A trip is a drive with at least one snap inside the opponent's 20; the rate is trips that ended in an offensive touchdown. Small samples swing fast here.

Explosive playsEdge HOU · +22 ranks

IND big-play offenseexplosive-play rateHOU defense against big plays

25th8.0%573 plays

9.6% allowed512 plays faced18th

HOU big-play offenseexplosive-play rateIND defense against big plays

7th10.2%489 plays

HOU +22

11.1% allowed523 plays faced29th

Completions of 20+ yards and runs of 10+, per snap. Definition.

Pressure & sacksEdge HOU · +20 ranks

IND pass protectionsack rateHOU pass rush

22nd7.3% sacked341 dropbacks

HOU +20

9.2% of dropbacks314 dropbacks faced2nd

HOU pass protectionsack rateIND pass rush

10th5.2% sacked309 dropbacks

6.4% of dropbacks297 dropbacks faced16th

Sacks per dropback. The public play-by-play has no pressure charting, so this is the sack side of it only.

TurnoversEdge HOU · +30 ranks

IND ball securityturnovers per gameHOU takeaway defense

29th1.9 giveaways a game9 games

1.0 takeaways a game8 games22nd

HOU ball securityturnovers per gameIND takeaway defense

1st0.5 giveaways a game8 games

HOU +30

0.7 takeaways a game9 games31st

Interceptions and lost fumbles on offensive snaps, per game. Turnover rates are among the least stable numbers in football.

AbsencesIND 1 · HOU 0 regulars out or doubtful

Colts6 listed

1 of them is a regular ruled out or doubtful (60%+ of their unit's snaps across 3+ weeks on the field).

DJalen TravisOT93% offense · 9 wk
QAkeem Davis-GaitherLB92% defense · 8 wk
QA.J. HaulcyS83% defense · 8 wk
QJustin WalleyCB72% defense · 7 wk
QJaylon CarliesLB49% defense · 7 wk
QMo Alie-CoxTE38% offense · 9 wk

Texans2 listed

0 of them are regulars ruled out or doubtful (60%+ of their unit's snaps across 3+ weeks on the field).

QReed BlankenshipS86% defense · 6 wk
QDavid MontgomeryRB47% offense · 5 wk

Snap share is the average of the weeks each player was on the field this season. Full injury report ↓

Rest & travelSame rest · IND travels 871 mi

AwayColts

4days since last game

871miles to get here

1time zones

Last: Sun wk 10 vs MIA · 11,950 mi flown this season

Thursday after Sunday

Rest edgeEvensame restTravel gap 871 mi

HomeTexans

4days since last game

0miles · home

0time zones

Last: Sun wk 10 at CLE · Cleveland · 15,529 mi flown this season

Thursday after Sunday

League splits for these situations ↓

Sample: IND 9 games, 573 offensive and 523 defensive plays · HOU 8 games, 489 offensive and 512 defensive plays. Rank 1 is the best offense or the best defense in each stat. Keys are the largest rank gaps (12+ spots) between an offense and the defense it faces, one per stat. Ranks are not schedule-adjusted.

Season to date · rank out of 32